The Unsinkable Ida Lewis - A New England Legends Podcast

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🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger check out Lime Rock Island in Newport, Rhode Island, to visit the site of a former lighthouse where a brave young woman named Ida Lewis became a national hero in the latter half of the 1800s. Today's story is one that shares the incredible grit and determination of someone answering a call. With almost supernatural powers Ida Lewis saved countless lives, against impossible odds. This is her story. The Unsinkable Ida Lewis - A New England Legends Podcast Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends For more episodes join us here each Monday or visit their website to catch up on the hundreds of tales that legends are made of. https://ournewenglandlegends.com/category/podcasts/ Follow Jeff Belanger here: https://jeffbelanger.com/ SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW This Show is Sponsored by BetterHelp - www.BetterHelp.com/P60 for 10% off your first month. Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to www.MintMobile.com/P60 Haunted Magazine - https://bit.ly/hauntedmagazine Tarot Readings by Winnie - www.darknessradio.com/love-lotus-tarot

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0:48.7	New Port Rhode Island in the summer is a magical place, Jeff.
0:51.9	It is, the beaches, the restaurants, the boats. Oh, and speaking of boats, we're standing on the southeastern shore, Brenton Cove, and Newport Harbor. There's boats everywhere. Yeah, there sure are. There's countless sailboats. They're anchored all around the harbor, and we're standing by a pier that leads out to a yacht club. We can see old Fort Adams off to our left there across the
1:11.8	cove. And over there is the haunted Rose Island lighthouse over there by the bridge. It's a beautiful
1:17.6	area. Oh, it's a pretty spot for sure. So Newport has always been a busy and important harbor for
1:23.1	boats and ships. That's been true for centuries. Though today that building at the end of the pier
1:28.0	is a yacht club, it was once a lighthouse. A lighthouse that was home to a hero. A hero named Ida Lewis.
1:42.6	Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger.
1:44.9	And I'm Ray Osier.
1:48.8	Welcome to episode 356 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:52.8	We appreciate you joining us on our mission to chronicle every single legend in New England, one story at a time.
1:54.9	And did you know we get most of our story leads from you?
1:58.1	It takes a community to find all these great legends, and we're grateful to be
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